There are 11 ways to get from Rostov-on-Don to Shymkent by train, plane, bus, or car
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Train to Krasnodar, fly to Tashkent International Airport, train
best- Take the train from Rostov-Glavny to Krasnodar 1
- Fly from Krasnodar (KRR) to Tashkent International Airport (TAS)KRR - TAS
- Take the train from Tashkent North to Shymkent
16h 40m$496–1,966Train via Atyrau
cheapest- Take the train from Rostov Gl to Volgograd 1
- Take the train from Volgograd 1 to Atyrau
- Take the train from Atyrau to Shymkent
2d 12h$58–110Bus, train
- Take the bus from Rostov-on-Don bus station to Astrakhan Bus station
- Take the train from Astrahan 1 to Aksaraiskaia
- Take the train from Aksarayskaya-1 to Ganjuschkino330 / ...
- Take the train from Ganjuschkino to Atyrau330 / ...
- Take the train from Atyrau to Shymkent
2d 3hBus, train via Samara
- Take the bus from Rostov-on-Don bus station to Volgograd Bus station
- Take the bus from Volgograd Bus station to Saratov516
- Take the bus from Saratov to Samara Central Bus station720
- Take the bus from Samara Central Bus station to Aktobe Bus station
- Take the train from Aktobe to Arys 1
- Take the train from Arys 1 to Shymkent
2d 20h$93–157Drive 3,236.3 km
- Drive from Rostov-on-Don to Shymkent3,236.3 km
44h 30m$266–383Train to Krasnodar, fly to Shymkent International Airport
- Take the train from Rostov-Glavny to Krasnodar 1
- Fly from Krasnodar (KRR) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT)KRR - CIT
14h 21m$367–1,452Train to Sochi International Airport, fly to Tashkent International Airport, train
- Take the train from Rostov-Glavny to Sochi Airport
- Fly from Sochi International Airport (AER) to Tashkent International Airport (TAS)AER - TAS
- Take the train from Tashkent North to Shymkent
21h 49m$182–1,261Train to Mineralnye Vody Airport, fly to Tashkent International Airport, train
- Take the train from Bataysk to Mineralnye Vody
- Fly from Mineralnye Vody Airport (MRV) to Tashkent International Airport (TAS)MRV - TAS
- Take the train from Tashkent North to Shymkent
19h 29m$331–1,470Train to Krasnodar, fly to Samarkand International Airport, train
- Take the train from Rostov-Glavny to Krasnodar 1
- Fly from Krasnodar (KRR) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)KRR - SKD
- Take the train from Samarkand to Tashkent North
- Take the train from Tashkent North to Shymkent
19h 29m$378–1,602Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Rostov-on-Don bus station to Kalach-na-Donu
- Take the bus from Prudboy to Volgograd Bus station
- Take the train from Volgograd-1 to Beineu330 / ...
- Take the train from Beineu to Shymkent
2d 17hTrain
- Take the train from Rostov Gl to Saratov 1 Pass340С
- Take the train from Saratov 1 Pass to Shymkent008Ж
2d 22h$188–387
Rostov-on-Don to Shymkent by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rostov-on-Don to Shymkent is to train via Atyrau which costs $55 - $110 and takes 2 days 12h.
The fastest way to get from Rostov-on-Don to Shymkent is to train and fly which takes 14h 21m and costs $360 - $1,500.
No, there is no direct train from Rostov-on-Don to Shymkent. However, there are services departing from Rostov Gl and arriving at Shymkent via Volgograd 1 and Atyrau. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 12h.
The distance between Rostov-on-Don and Shymkent is 3003 km. The road distance is 3236.3 km.
The best way to get from Rostov-on-Don to Shymkent without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 3h and costs .
It takes approximately 16h 40m to get from Rostov-on-Don to Shymkent, including transfers.
Rostov-on-Don to Shymkent train services, operated by Russian Railways (РЖД), depart from Rostov Gl station.
Shymkent is 2h ahead of Rostov-on-Don. It is currently 12:06 AM in Rostov-on-Don and 2:06 AM in Shymkent.
Rostov-on-Don to Shymkent train services, operated by Russian Railways (РЖД), arrive at Volgograd 1 station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rostov-on-Don to Shymkent is 3236 km. It takes approximately 44h 30m to drive from Rostov-on-Don to Shymkent.
What companies run services between Rostov-on-Don, Russia and Shymkent, Kazakhstan?
You can take a train from Rostov Gl to Shymkent via Volgograd 1 and Atyrau in around 2d 12h.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- s7.ru
Flights from Krasnodar to Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,900
Flights from Krasnodar to Shymkent International Airport via Novosibirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
Flights from Sochi International Airport to Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Sochi International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Namangan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Mineralnye Vody Airport to Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–480
Flights from Krasnodar to Samarkand International Airport via Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,800
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Krasnodar to Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,900
Flights from Sochi International Airport to Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Sochi International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Namangan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Mineralnye Vody Airport to Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–480
Flights from Krasnodar to Samarkand International Airport via Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,800
- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Krasnodar to Shymkent International Airport via Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
- Website
- azimuth.aero
Flights from Sochi International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Mineralnye Vody Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from Mineralnye Vody Airport to Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Krasnodar to Samarkand International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
- Website
- unilode.com
Flights from Mineralnye Vody Airport to Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
Flights from Krasnodar to Samarkand International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
- Website
- uralairlines.ru
Flights from Sochi International Airport to Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Rostov-Glavny to Krasnodar 1
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–40
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $75–110
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $17–25
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $27–40
Train from Astrahan 1 to Aksaraiskaia
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–28
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $45–70
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $10–15
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $20–28
Train from Rostov Gl to Volgograd 1
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $110–160
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $25–40
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $35–50
Train from Rostov Gl to Saratov 1 Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $160–220
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $35–55
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $45–70
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- rzd.ru
Train from Rostov-Glavny to Krasnodar 1
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–26
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- Lastochka Train
- $17–26
Train from Rostov-Glavny to Sochi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- Lastochka Train
- $30–45
Train from Bataysk to Mineralnye Vody
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–45
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- Lastochka Train
- $28–45
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- info@mail.skppk.ru
- Website
- skppk.ru
Train from Rostov-Glavny to Krasnodar 1
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–11
- Book at
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- Phone
- 8 800 775 54 53
- Website
- grandtrain.ru
Train from Rostov-Glavny to Krasnodar 1
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Website
- https://grandtrain.ru/
- Schedules at
- https://grandtrain.ru/raspisanie/
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $11–13
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $10–13
Train from Rostov Gl to Volgograd 1
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $18–24
- Website
- https://grandtrain.ru/
- Schedules at
- https://grandtrain.ru/raspisanie/
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $18–20
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $20–24
Train from Rostov Gl to Saratov 1 Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Website
- https://grandtrain.ru/
- Schedules at
- https://grandtrain.ru/raspisanie/
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $27–30
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $35–45
Train from Rostov-Glavny to Krasnodar 1
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $20–42
- Website
- https://www.rw.by/
- Schedules at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- Book at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $20–22
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $37–42
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $70
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Tashkent North to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 1st Class (Lux)
- $22–30
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $12–17
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $4–6
Train from Atyrau to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 1st Class (Lux)
- $55–80
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $40–65
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $24–35
- Phone
- 1005
- compliance@railway.uz
- Website
- railway.uz
Train from Tashkent North to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Sleeper
- $10–12
- Coupe
- $14–16
- SV
- $23–26
Train from Aktobe to Arys 1
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $24–37
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Sleeper
- $24–26
- Coupe
- $34–37
- SV
- $60–70
Train from Samarkand to Tashkent North
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Sleeper
- $12–13
- Coupe
- $15–17
- SV
- $26–29
Train from Volgograd 1 to Atyrau
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $16–25
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Sleeper
- $16–18
- Coupe
- $22–25
- SV
- $40–44
- Phone
- +992 (37) 227 21 77
- info@railway.tj
- Website
- railway.tj
Train from Aksarayskaya-1 to Ganjuschkino
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- railway.tj
- Book at
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Ganjuschkino to Atyrau
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- railway.tj
- Book at
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Volgograd 1 to Atyrau
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- railway.tj
- Book at
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Volgograd-1 to Beineu
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- railway.tj
- Book at
- eng.rzd.ru
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Arys 1 to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $4–6
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $5–7
Train from Beineu to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $30–45
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $21–29
- Phone
- 1005
- compliance@railway.uz
- Website
- railway.uz
Train from Samarkand to Tashkent North
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Schedules at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/pages/schedule
- Business class
- $32–35
- Econom class
- $23
- Phone
- +7 (717) 260-66-60
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Saratov 1 Pass to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $160–320
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $160–240
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $230–320
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Rostov-on-Don bus station to Astrakhan Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Rostov-on-Don bus station to Volgograd Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–27
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Volgograd Bus station to Saratov
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $17–24
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Saratov to Samara Central Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–25
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Samara Central Bus station to Aktobe Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
- Website
- volgaline34.ru
Bus from Rostov-on-Don bus station to Volgograd Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- https://volgaline34.ru/
- Schedules at
- https://volgaline34.ru/
Bus from Rostov-on-Don bus station to Kalach-na-Donu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Website
- https://volgaline34.ru/
- Schedules at
- https://volgaline34.ru/
- Phone
- +7 (8442) 37‑37-90
- Website
- avtovokzal-volgograd.ru
Bus from Prudboy to Volgograd Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- avtovokzal-volgograd.ru
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